As Joel is unable to comment on stuff like this at present, I'll add my $.02. I'm glad they've been forced to pony up the 3M (plus another $800,000-plus in lawyer fees additional to the settlement), but I'm still waiting for the DOJ to file some criminal charges...

Star Tribune wrote:

Victims of the scandal-ridden Metro Gang Strike Force are eligible for a share of $3 million set aside by a settlement approved Thursday in federal court in St. Paul.